Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
Talaga, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Ang paligsahan ni Rachman ay magsisimula sa Miyerkules
Martin “Magsasaka” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Gayunman, Burns ay isang mahusay na mambunuo sa kanyang sariling karapatan. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Ang Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Sa 1893, Natigilan si Burns
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Nagsimula siya pagbubuno kapag ang pro laro noon ay pa rin ng isang aktwal na kumpetisyon. Nagpatuloy siya upang maging matagumpay pagkatapos ng laro ay pinalitan sa nagtrabaho (prearranged) posporo. Sa katunayan, sumali siya sa isang shoot contest, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 sa pamamagitan ng dobleng pagtawid sa kanyang mga promoter.
Si Fred Beell ay nakipagbuno nang propesyonal mula sa 1900 upang 1919. Matapos bumuo ng isang maalamat na reputasyon dahil sa ilan sa kanyang mga tagumpay laban kay Martin “Magsasaka” Burns, Dan McLeod at Frank Gotch, Nagretiro si Beell habang papalapit 43 taong gulang. Ang kanyang post wrestling career ay hahantong sa kanyang hindi inaasahang pagkamatay sa 57. Nalampasan ni Fred Beell ang mahabang pagkakataon upang maging isang karampatang propesyonal na wrestler
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, ang mundo kampeon mambubuno at weytlipter sa 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch gaganapin ang pamagat para sa limang taon at bagsak lahat ng comers. Sa relatibong batang edad 35, Nagpasya Gotch upang magretiro. Para sa kanyang huling tugma, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel ay makilahok sa ilang mga lehitimong mga paligsahan na may Japanese diyuditsu practitioner. Ginamit niya
In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, na naging
Sa Huwebes, Enero 27, 1904, Ipinagtanggol ni Tom Jenkins ang kanyang American Wrestling Championship laban sa isang up-and-coming wrestler mula sa Iowa. After the first fall, napagtanto ng mga tagahanga na ito ang pinakamahirap na laban ng c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Tinalo ni Jenkins ang Gotch's
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Nobyembre 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
Noong Enero 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.